The ACLU of Louisiana on Thursday condemned the actions of the New Orleans Police Department after officers Wednesday night shot tear gas into a crowd of protesters assembled on the Crescent City Connection, turning what had been a peaceful march into a chaotic rush off the bridge.

Louisiana on Friday will begin Phase 2 plans of reopening businesses following the state's stay-at-home order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with restrictions easing on places including bars, breweries, day spas, tattoo shops and event centers across the state — except in New Orleans.

Crescent Care, New Orleans’ federally assisted, low-cost health clinic is ramping up testing for children who have COVID-19 symptoms ages 1 to 18 — a population that previously remained under-tested due to limited supplies.

Movie theaters have been able to operate at 25 % capacity during Phase 1 of reopening from pandemic restrictions, and The Broad Theater and Chalmette Movies announced they're opening their doors again.

British chef Gordon Ramsay is famous for cooking at Michelin-starred restaurants, running his own eateries, shouting at aspiring chefs on his reality TV shows, including "Hell's Kitchen," and trying to turn around failing restaurants on "Kitchen Nightmares" and other shows.